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Peoria Township (other)
Peoria Township may refer to: * City of Peoria Township, Peoria County, Illinois * West Peoria Township, Peoria County, Illinois, originally Peoria Township * Peoria Township, Franklin County, Kansas Peoria Township is a township in Franklin County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 626. Peoria Township has two unincorporated towns: Peoria and Imes. Geography Peoria Township covers an area of and contains no incor ... * Peoria Township, Knox County, Nebraska {{geodis Township name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Peoria Township, Peoria County, Illinois
Peoria ( ) is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and the largest city on the Illinois River. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 113,150. It is the principal city of the Peoria Metropolitan Area in Central Illinois, consisting of the counties of Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford, which had a population of 402,391 in 2020. Established in 1691 by the French explorer Henri de Tonti, Peoria is the oldest permanent European settlement in Illinois according to the Illinois State Archaeological Survey. Originally known as Fort Clark, it received its current name when the County of Peoria organized in 1825. The city was named after the Peoria tribe, a member of the Illinois Confederation. On October 16, 1854, Abraham Lincoln made his Peoria speech against the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Prior to prohibition, Peoria was the center of the whiskey industry in the United States. More than 12 distilleries operated in Peoria by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Peoria Township, Peoria County, Illinois
West Peoria Township is located in Peoria County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,458 and it contained 2,123 housing units. West Peoria was the portion of Peoria Township that was left when the City of Peoria Township was formed in 1907. It has two parts: the northern, most of which also became the city of West Peoria, Illinois in 1993; and the southern, a triangle between Bartonville, Peoria, and the Illinois River The Illinois River ( mia, Inoka Siipiiwi) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River and is approximately long. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois, it has a drainage basin of . The Illinois River begins at the confluence of the D ..., and including part of Bartonville. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 94.92%) is land and (or 5.08%) is water. Cities * Bartonville (small portion) * Peoria (part) * West Peoria (mostly) Demographics References External linksCity-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peoria Township, Franklin County, Kansas
Peoria Township is a township in Franklin County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 626. Peoria Township has two unincorporated towns: Peoria and Imes. Geography Peoria Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Davisson, Howard, and Peoria. The streams of Hickory Creek, Middle Creek, Ottawa Creek and Turkey Creek and the Marais des Cygnes River run through this township. History Up to 1857 Peoria Township belonged to the Peorias, Weas and Piankeshaw The Piankeshaw, Piankashaw or Pianguichia were members of the Miami tribe who lived apart from the rest of the Miami nation, therefore they were known as Peeyankihšiaki ("splitting off" from the others, Sing.: ''Peeyankihšia'' - "Piankeshaw Pers ...s. In April of that year the land was thrown upon the market. Previous to that time, a few settlers had entered the Township in anticipation of that event. Upon being offered, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peoria Township, Knox County, Nebraska
Peoria Township is one of thirty townships in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 141 at the 2020 census. A 2022 estimate placed the township's population at 142. See also *County government in Nebraska County government in Nebraska is organized in one of two models: *Township counties: the county is subdivided into organized townships and governed by a 7-member board of supervisors. This is the form used by 27 counties. *Commissioner counties: th ... References External linksCity-Data.com Townships in Knox County, Nebraska Townships in Nebraska {{KnoxCountyNE-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
